Southern steam with DCC and smoke
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Like this: http://www.mthtrains.com/news/445?
I've not done it, but I suspect complexity will be based on the model you are trying to fit a smoke unit into, as some have been designed to accommodate a smoke unit and others haven't.
I did find some Southern locos with steam on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=southern+smoke&_sacat=19128&_odkw=&_osacat=19128. Not sure if any of these are DCC, nor how hard it would be to add DCC to them...
I did find some Southern locos with steam on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=southern+smoke&_sacat=19128&_odkw=&_osacat=19128. Not sure if any of these are DCC, nor how hard it would be to add DCC to them...
Cjcrescent
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Are you trying to model the SRR accurately? If so, this loco isn't correct. Not to burst your bubble, but the SRR never had 2-6-2's. The Spectrum 4-4-0 is correct, their 4-6-0, as does the 2-8-0, requires more rework to make them accurate.
That Spectrum 4-4-0, and their 2-10-2, are really the only accurate SRR loco's made by Bachmann. The others are foobies. Plus only engines assigned to passenger trains were painted green. The 4-4-0 was assigned to passenger so it is correct, and the 2-10-2 being a freighter was painted black, with graphite smoke and fire boxes.
If you are really trying to model the SRR in steam accurately, then I would recommend that you get a copy of Richard E Prince's book "Southern Railway Steam Locomotives and Boats" It's my bible regarding SRR steamers.
That Spectrum 4-4-0, and their 2-10-2, are really the only accurate SRR loco's made by Bachmann. The others are foobies. Plus only engines assigned to passenger trains were painted green. The 4-4-0 was assigned to passenger so it is correct, and the 2-10-2 being a freighter was painted black, with graphite smoke and fire boxes.
If you are really trying to model the SRR in steam accurately, then I would recommend that you get a copy of Richard E Prince's book "Southern Railway Steam Locomotives and Boats" It's my bible regarding SRR steamers.
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The problem is the 'smoke' is oil vapor which will eventually coat everything, cause problems with some paints and is more 'toy' than serious modelling. The "O" folks aren't so interested in scale or accuracy with the 3 rail track, shortened locos and rolling stock so smoke seems OK with them.
Did that one get reprinted Carey? If so I must have missed the announcement. A first printing would be hard to find, and expensive! Hope you haven't sent the poor fellow looking for the Holy Grail. He may only find the Knights who say Neet...or a shrubbery
!Cjcrescent
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Did that one get reprinted Carey? If so I must have missed the announcement. A first printing would be hard to find, and expensive! Hope you haven't sent the poor fellow looking for the Holy Grail. He may only find the Knights who say Neet...or a shrubbery
There has been at least two more editions brought out by the University of Indiana Press, (may be Illinois). They are supposed to be running reprints of all of Prince's book the last one I've heard about, being the NC&StL.
But yes first editions are hard and expensive to come by. Mine's one of those, and is even autographed by the author.
There has been at least two more editions brought out by the University of Indiana Press, (may be Illinois). They are supposed to be running reprints of all of Prince's book the last one I've heard about, being the NC&StL.
But yes first editions are hard and expensive to come by. Mine's one of those, and is even autographed by the author.
Mine too! I have Jim's copy.
How hard is it to install the Seuth smoke unit?
You would have to wire it in. You would also have to take the boiler off to install it. Some Mantua engines came with smoke but you would have to install DCC. The Bachmann engines with smoke don't work very well unless you run flat out. Broadway limited and MTH have the best factory installed smoke with DCC and sound.
Bob
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